NGC 2196
Galaxy NGC 2196 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hare |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 06 h 12 m 09.6 s |
declination | -21 ° 48 ′ 21 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ':) SA (rs) from / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 10.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.8 ′ × 2.2 ′ |
Position angle | 35 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.007742 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 2321 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(96 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (29.4 ± 2.1) Mpc |
diameter | 90,000 ly |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | November 20, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 2196 • PGC 18602 • ESO 556-004 • MCG -04-15-014 • IRAS 06100-2147 • 2MASX J06120963-2148212 • GC 1384 • H II 265 • h 3024 • HIPASS J0612-21 • LDCE 431 NED007 |
NGC 2196 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Rabbit near the celestial equator . It is around 96 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 85,000 light years .
The object was discovered on November 20, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel with a 48 cm telescope.